Ecuador vs Upper middle income: Fuel imports

Ecuador
25.0%
in 2024
Upper middle income
16.2%
in 2024
Ecuador rank
27th
Upper middle income rank
28th

Fuel imports over time

  • Ecuador
  • Upper middle income
0510152025196219932024

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 25.0% against 16.2% in Upper middle income, a difference of 8.8%.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.5 times Upper middle income's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Upper middle income ahead.

Ecuador ranks 27th and Upper middle income ranks 28th of 196 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Upper middle income in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 3.3% 8.2% 4.9% Upper middle income
1990s 5.2% 6.5% 1.3% Upper middle income
2000s 12.9% 11.6% 1.3% Ecuador
2010s 20.5% 14.3% 6.2% Ecuador
2020s 21.6% 15.0% 6.6% Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fuel imports, Ecuador or Upper middle income?
Ecuador, at 25.0% against 16.2% in Upper middle income as of 2024.
What is the difference in fuel imports between Ecuador and Upper middle income?
8.8%, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Upper middle income?
37 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Upper middle income rank globally for fuel imports?
Ecuador ranks 27th and Upper middle income ranks 28th of 196 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)
Unit
% of merchandise imports
Source
Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
243 places, 9,984 data points, 1962–2025
Last refreshed

Fuels comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) section 3 (mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.